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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 8:19am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 60/6040 Is there an internal system in the '06 Hunter 41DS that enables house bank charging off the alternat
Balmar external regulator not lighting; no apparent alternator output Kings Gambit at 12:00am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1045 This morning I started the diesel engine but my Balmar ARS-5 regulator did not come on. It worked la
Catalina 25 Bilge (1) haagermeister at 4:46pm 08.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/926 Hi all, I am curious if anyone has experienced cracking like this in their bilge and if it is cause
Invest 97L --> TD 4 --> TS Debby --> Hurricane Debby (2) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 30/4254 226480 The next few day will determine much more information. 226481 Jim...
Tartan 30 Pillow Block (1) charlesodowd at 7:55am 08.01.24 Tartan 5/985 Folks that are familiar with the Tartan 30 will know that the engine is placed in center of boat wit
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 5:09am 08.01.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2703 I have a couple of older Mercury outboards, black. The motor covers have become dull and chalky. H
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Knotallthere at 6:24pm 07.31.24 Big Boats 7/1226 Hello, I would like to change the hull liner on my Hunter 356 and the store here is currently out
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover (1) Richard19068 at 10:41am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 2/398 Good morning (at least here on the west coast). I have a 20 year old Nissan 3.5B2 two stroke 3.5 ho
Hull Shield Guystapo at 10:20am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1096 Has anone ever used Hull Shield ?
Air and generator Guystapo at 10:16am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 4/819 I have a Catalina 34 with new air conditioning ..what size generator and where can I put it to be le
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Mattcia123 at 9:52am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 18/3443 Hey everyone, I have a new to me sailboat with a new engine in 2021. Beta 35. The stuffing box is ru
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 8:45am 07.31.24 Smaller Boats 12/1601 What wood is typically used for the cabinets/benches, etc inside the cabin. I know various woods can
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 2:16am 07.31.24 Tartan 20/3226 I'm in the process of purchasing a 33R (#5) and just had the sea trial yesterday with the owner. It
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE KevinRMagyar at 9:15pm 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 4/450 Looking for a good picture or drawing of the boom and its rigging, the traveler and its pulleys, the
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 6:08pm 07.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/1829 I recently did a bunch of work on the engine on the hard - it's been almost a month so very keen to
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 5:17pm 07.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/562 I think this is a new one. I am aware of the issues with the starter button and wire size but this
Hose life? jviss at 3:55pm 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1562 Wondering: how long do engine hoses last, like seawater hoses, coolant hoses? I have some originals
2005 Hunter 36. barrilem at 10:33am 07.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/511 Tank monitor display has faded and not readable. Monitor system does work. Is this a float or sensor
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 9:46am 07.30.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1720 Hi, I have recently purchased a Catalina 387 with in-mast furling and when it rains the mast leaks
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 7:59am 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 10/3884 A few years ago (2019?) I asked for a quote from Offshore Spars for a V-Boom. $35k! Today I spoke

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Beneteau 323 depth transducer correction factor tewilso at 6:16pm 11.10.25
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Whitespeed at 6:05pm 11.10.25 If the bonding is done correctly, then there is zero volts potential between neutral and ground. So
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 5:20pm 11.10.25 @Carl Wonderful ok this looks like a good news bad news scenario. Your mast is not the original le
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 ...3TacksontheWater at 5:06pm 11.10.25
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:43pm 11.10.25 235391
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Paule R at 4:43pm 11.10.25 Yes I will, right now it is winter season here! Actually lot's of snow today... so I will put back t
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:39pm 11.10.25
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:39pm 11.10.25 Nice job - is there a back-story to how you came about rebuilding a pirate ship? Very cool. Thank
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dLj at 4:11pm 11.10.25 Will your batteries charge running your engine? You may want to run your engine for awhile to begin
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument Captain Larry-DH at 3:55pm 11.10.25 I may not be understanding your entire electronic package but it sounds like you have a NMEA 2000 b
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) AaronD at 3:35pm 11.10.25 We've had a RudderCraft on our Catalina 22 since 2017. I'm guessing a model for a PY23 would be spec
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 LakeShark at 3:03pm 11.10.25 Yes, yours looks quite a bit higher than mine, that's for sure. Just to confirm...Is the boom alw
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 1:48pm 11.10.25 Not too much more to comment other than I have had both the old and newer type masts. Yours to me l
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 1:46pm 11.10.25 For reference here is an older picture of my boat with the banding on the mast for the main sail he
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 1:30pm 11.10.25 As @Davidasailor26 said - it may not be the same as in the manual. Better would be to find it, take
Raise the mast single handed How? Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 11.10.25 I attached the winch line to a halyard. The cleat is only a couple of feet above the cabin top so th
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 1:18pm 11.10.25
Raise the mast single handed How? PConti2025 at 1:12pm 11.10.25 If not too much trouble. Pictures would be helpful. Also how was the line attached to mast and how
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dLj at 1:10pm 11.10.25 Hi dj, thank you for this detailed help - it helps so much to get pointed in the right direction. N
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Jan11 at 1:01pm 11.10.25 Being in a boatyard the pedestal you are connected to is a long way from the source. If properly wi

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